Additions

Yesterday was an overcast day, with a bit of breeze, and rain on the way.  Perfect day to put additions into the garden.

Saturday I visited the local garden store.  I decided to bring home three additions.  One was a chocolate colored sedum, to fill in a spot that previously had a chocolate drop sedum.  It did not return last year but I held out hope.  It did not return this year so I decided to get another chocolate colored sedum to match one we alread have (SUNSPARKLER Plum Dazzled) and see how that goes.

The other two additions are coneflowers.  Years ago, at our house, I had a 20′ x 20′ wildflower and daylily corner.  I really enjoyed that.  We need a bit of late summer/early fall color on our path by the linden, so I tucked the new coneflowers in there (POWWOW Wild Berry).

Today also started the daylily wrap up.  Our last ‘South Seas’ daylily bloom of the season was today.

I suspect the last ‘Hush Little Baby’ bloom of the season will be tomorrow.

It’s all good.  Today I watched as the bees and butterflies flitted from bloom to bloom on the hostas.  They do the same on the daylilies.  Next year they’ll do it all again.  And maybe those seed pods that are forming on the daylilies have something beautiful in store for us down the road.